John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 1696

I have just heard from a Sheriff and it is asked that I change my ways.  I am serious.  It seems that back in notes 1386 and 1387 I went astray and Rebecca Liner Sheriff has pointed out to me my errors.  Now as a good law-abiding citizen who tries to be upright and straight shooting, I will confess up and try to make my amends.
(To easily navigate to the referenced Notes, click 1386 or 1387 .)

Back in those two notes I was writing about the Christian Clements/Clemons family who lived on the tract of land just to the south of John Paul Vaught.  There was another connection besides this physical proximity.  Christian Clements married Catherine Vaught.  They left five children:

  1. Gaspar (Caspar) , born about 1746, left a will, dated 25 May 1813 in Rockingham County, which was proven a couple of years later.  This Gaspar named his wife as Mary and his children as Christian, John, Nancy (who married George Crawford), Catren, Polly, and James.

  2. Mary Catherine married George Trout.  There is at least one son, David, known for Mary and George, and he married Susannah Whetsel in 1787.

  3. Elizabeth married Philip Barrier/Burger/Berger.  They had the sons, Casper, Jacob, Jacob, and John.  George Trout and Mary Catherine his wife (see above) deeded land to Margaret Barrier in 1761.  This land was delivered in 1769, though, to Gaspar Barrier, who was married to a Margaret.  Elizabeth Clements Barrier died 7 Oct 1791.  The name of Philip Barrier appeared in a court case of 15 Feb 1769.

  4. Margaret married Henry Lyner/Liner.  The Rockingham Co. Tithables in 1783 shows a Henry Liner and his sons, Christopher and Adam.  [Rebecca Liner Sheriff descends from Margaret and Henry, who were one of her sets of sixth great grandparents.  They moved to Franklin County, Georgia, around 1785.  Rebecca has deeds with their names and a copy of Henry's will.  Margaret died after 1813 in Haywood County, North Carolina.]  A complete set of children for Margaret and Henry Liner includes Henry, Adam, Christopher, Catherine, Eve or Eavy, Mary, and Margaret.

  5. John married Elizabeth and he may have been in Washington County, Virginia, in 1800.

When compared to the statements in note 1387, it will be seen that Margaret and Elizabeth were reversed there.

Maybe I won't have to post bond to gain my freedom.
(18 Jun 03)

We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.